Bald Eagle with Long-tailed duck

[D. Robert Franz]

Just got to Alaska for my bald eagle trip. From the first evening this bald eagle has taken a long-tailed duck. Processed on my lousy laptop (which I seldom do) so I'm not sure how good it will look on the forum so I agologize for that.

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Shutter speed: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: 6.3
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: -1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 640
Focal length: 500mm

[Randy Stout]

Robert:

Dramatic moment captured, excellent wing display, sharp.

For me the light angle which worked so well for the wings, caused the shadow on the head which is unfortunate, esp. right through the eye.

There is also a certain amount of "coarseness" in the rendering of the water, esp in front of the eagle.

Possibly a result of the jpg conversion.

Hope to see more from your trip!

Cheers

Randy